Tag: flying

After 25 years without seeing the world from just above the clouds, it was time for a change — on May 2nd, 2023, I flew in an airplane for the first time in my life. A little backstory As remote workers, my partner and I were discussing all the possibilities this work arrangement ha...

With bold plans to develop a fully functional flying taxi network by 2026, Dubai is leaping into the future. Four vertiports, or landing pads, will be built by Skyports, a business that specializes in developing the infrastructure needed for flying taxis to land. These vertiports will connect s...

Little by little, it dawned on me that it is not possible to make everyone happy at the same time. So I decided to make myself happy and content and made up my mind to move to another country (BTW, I am from India). But which country? The first thought came to mind. I had two answers: while my heart...

On Tuesday morning at 6:00 AM I was privileged to fly Mahan Air from Tehran (IKA) to Istanbul (IST) onboard the unique A340–300. This aircraft with 26 years of service, formerly owned by Lufthansa, was perfectly in shape to fly for long route flights such as Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Ba...

I was nervous; the last time I tried to fly domestically with my Brompton, it didn’t go so well on a flight to Sacramento. The only time I had successfully carried the bike on was flying internationally. Getting past TSA is always a breeze — the bike fits without an iss...

Four airports in one day again! Argh! My first flight was with El Al to Bangkok in a 777. I thought I’d chosen an exit row but apparently not. The steward said the seat I had was better, but I didn’t see how. It was up the front of economy class and on the aisle, but I was surrounded by ...

How do we know this? Thanks to Birdcast there’s a real time data analysis and study of bird migratory behavior that hopefully will help with conservation actions on the ground to help our feathered friends not die on the journey or be wiped from the face of the planet in extinction. ...

Why did I take magic mushrooms? A year and a half after my marriage breakdown I was still an insomniac. Six months into therapy I was still an anxious wreck. I was big on showing myself compassion but I was also losing patience. I had spent a lifetime hating myself. It was time for an ego de...

My mom grew up in Hong Kong in the 1960s. She lived with her parents and six siblings in an apartment on the eighth floor of a concrete building. Their mom (my grandma) was a housewife. Based on the stories, it seems she spent a good ninety percent of her day cooking and feeding everyone. But foo...